Free Speech
Free Speech Is Always Under Attack. Here's How To Fight For It.
Combating repressive, anti-free-speech cliches just got a little easier.
If You Think Campus Free Speech Is No Big Deal, Watch This Shocking Vice News Report From Evergreen State College
Michael Moynihan finds students scared to express "nuanced" ideas, a progressive professor demonized as a racist, protesters mocking "free speech," and a college president who cannot rule out that he might be a white supremacist.
Teen Found Guilty of Manslaughter for Texting Suicidal Boyfriend
The law should not treat words as violence.
Does Rhetoric Influence Violence? The Fifth Column Debates
Plus: Notes from a man who recently interviewed Alex Jones yet generated very little controversy
5 Clichés Used to Attack Free Speech
Five terrible, perpetually recurring arguments, debunked.
'A Firm Hand of Repression': The Espionage Act Turns 100
One hundred years ago today, the U.S. government declared war on the First Amendment.
Campus Hysteria Reaches New Heights at Evergreen State After White 'Day of Absence'
Even progressive professors can't escape the wrath of student activists.
'Actually, Hate Speech Is Protected Speech'
Defense attorney and Popehat blogger Ken White refutes all censorious clichés.
Is This the Supreme Court's Next Big Case Against Public-Sector Unions?
Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees asks SCOTUS to end mandatory public-sector union fees.
Is There a First Amendment Right to Follow the President on Twitter?
Blocked Trump critics argue that his personal account is a "designated public forum" from which they cannot legally be excluded because of their views.
The Conspiracy to Silence a JFK Assassination Theorist
Robert Groden was ticketed 82 times and arrested twice because the city of Dallas wanted him off the streets.
Betsy DeVos Names First Amendment Crusader to Prominent Higher Ed Role
Adam Kissel has a history of advocating for free speech and due process.
Paris Agreement Climate Change
The Progressive Left Devours Its Own [Reason Podcast]
Nick Gillespie, Andrew Heaton, Katherine Mangu-Ward, & Matt Welch on terrorism, climate change, Bill Maher, Kathy Griffin, Evergreen, and more.
Theresa May's Call for Internet Censorship Isn't Limited to Fighting Terrorism
Using fear of terrorists to try to control what you can see online
Jurors Convict Man for Telling Jurors About Jury Nullification
Handing out pamphlets gets treated as a crime.
After Violent Attack, Portland Mayor Calls for Abandoning First Amendment
For the millionth time, there's no "hate speech" exemption.
The European Union Wants to Censor Hate Speech on Social Media
The rules would apply only to videos-for now.
Is Offering a "Pill Cosby" Cocktail an Artifact of "Rape Culture" or a Critique of it?
Washington, D.C. bar pulls drink named for TV star after "highly predictable outcry."
Ninth Circuit Should Strike Down Idaho's 'Ag-Gag' Appeal
The court should uphold a lower-court ruling suppressing the unconstitutional (and unconscionable) law.
Old Times There Are Best Forgotten
Why government-funded agencies should display Confederate symbols only at historic sites or museums
Raging Bitch, Good Shit, and Flying Dog Beer's Fight for Free Speech
Flying Dog Brewery's Jim Caruso took on government censors and won.
Are Racist Remarks Illegal in Massachusetts?
A Red Sox fan's bigoted comment about a singer's rendition of the national anthem prompts a police investigation.
Democrats Push for National Ban on LGBT Conversion Therapy
Should Congress be allowed to forbid a private voluntary treatment because it's bad and discredited?
Federal Court to Government Regulators: The First Amendment Protects Tattoo Shops
"The tattoo itself, the process of tattooing, and the business of tattooing are forms of pure expression fully protected by the First Amendment."
Wacky Wavy Inflatable Tube Men Can't Sell Weed, Say Washington State Lawmakers
Bill would also add severe restrictions on retail businesses' use of billboards.
No, Trump Won't Change the First Amendment, But It Matters That People Want To
Government censorship always wears the mask of 'public interest,' and this will be no different.
'F*CK DPD' Sign Leads to Felony Hoax Bomb Charge in Denver
Man faces up to 3 years in prison, $100,000 fine if convicted.
Barrett Brown Taken Back Into Custody for Talking to the Press
Initially arrested for crimes rooted in his part in linking to hacked documents online, Brown now seems to be being punished just for allowing himself to be a subject of journalism.
Left and Right Street Mobs Rain on Portland Parade
The drama started with the inclusion of the Multnomah County Republican Party in the parade.
The Bipartisan Urge to Suppress Dissent
Conservatives at Berkeley and critics of the Trump administration both deserve freedom of speech.
Liberals Are Amazed That Campus Free Speech Outrage Gets So Much Attention. Here's Why It Matters.
"You'd think liberal arts undergrads had the nuclear codes," writes Chris Hayes.
Howard Dean's New Excuse for Censoring Ann Coulter: She Incites Violence
A First Amendment lawsuit explains why Dean is wrong to think Berkeley's cancellation of Coulter's speech was constitutionally unproblematic.
Howard Dean Says Ann Coulter Can Be Censored Because Them's Fightin' Words
The former DNC chairman's First Amendment analysis is spectacularly wrong.
If President Trump's War on the Press Starts with WikiLeaks, Who Will Rise to Assange's Defense?
Look down and take note of the very obvious slippery slope.
Howard Dean Thinks 'Hate Speech Is Not Protected By the First Amendment.' It Is, Though.
Ann Coulter's remarks might be hateful, but they shouldn't prevent her from speaking at UC-Berkeley.
If Even One Berkeley Student Wants to Hear Ann Coulter, She Should Speak There
Violent protesters and their defenders are ignoring the rights of tuition-paying students.
Are Trump Fans a Protected Class? Maryland Cops Charge Teens Who Burned Trump Sign With a Hate Crime
Cops say the 19-year-old women violated a state law against harassment based on "race, color, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or national origin."
Sexual Paranoia Comes to Campus
Future generations will look back on the recent upheavals in sexual culture on American campuses and see officially sanctioned hysteria.
CIA Head Pompeo Would Like to Decide What Counts as a Real Media Outlet
A war on WikiLeaks will ultimately threaten a free press.
Portland Resistance Radicals Trying to Disrupt an Anti-Immigration Speaker Thwarted by Lewis & Clark Students
The student organizers were a model of how to engage your intellectual opponents, even hateful ones
Should the Feds 'Unmask' Anonymous Political Speech?
Unmasking anonymous Twitter users who discuss politics is like demanding "dark money" donors disclose their identities for supporting political speech.
The Hypocritical Logic Behind Republican Plans to Ban Online Porn (Unless You Pay $20)
State lawmakers say porn is a public health crisis that causes rape and sex trafficking-but watch all you want as long as the state gets a cut.
Border Agents Misuse Customs Regs to Try to Unmask 'Rogue' Twitter Account (Update: Attempt Withdrawn!)
This week in 'Privacy for me but not for thee.'
Germany Willing to Fine U.S. Companies to Censor What People Say Online
Facebook may be forced to evaluate whether content complies with laws; huge costs if they get it wrong.
